Another interesting takeaway from the interview @maplegrovemusic posted is that according to the studio manager, digital cables matter a lot. This is a subject of special torture well down the lower rungs of cable forum hell here on Agon, and it is interesting to read where some especially compulsive engineers make the claim that digital cables and data transfer are an important, perhaps even critical, part of the overall recording process. I may share the link to this interview elsewhere on the forum just to stir the pot and see what bubbles up.
Current recording engineers - what cables used?
Two sets of questions for currently active recording engineers participating on this forum:
1) what cables are you using for power supply and low level signals in your recording studio? What is the overriding factor in this decision - cost, durability/reliability or performance? If higher quality is desired in certain applications, where and why? If these are trade secrets, tell us anyway :-)
2) what cables are you using in your home system, if you have one, and do you consider yourself an “audiophile”? What is the overriding factor in this decision - cost, durability/reliability or performance?
Some aftermarket suppliers of audiophile cables boast that their products are used in pro studios. Others posting here have suggested that use has more to do with durability than exotic design and performance. This makes no sense to me because I have build bullet proof power cables with hardware store parts at low cost that could be dragged through hell and work for years, but did not come close to more exotic design in terms of audio performance in my systems.
I would assume this forum focused on audiophile home gear might select for recording professionals that are more informed on the audiophile cable “market” and have more developed opinions on this, and so do not represent a general crossection of the pro industry. But had to ask anyway.
1) what cables are you using for power supply and low level signals in your recording studio? What is the overriding factor in this decision - cost, durability/reliability or performance? If higher quality is desired in certain applications, where and why? If these are trade secrets, tell us anyway :-)
2) what cables are you using in your home system, if you have one, and do you consider yourself an “audiophile”? What is the overriding factor in this decision - cost, durability/reliability or performance?
Some aftermarket suppliers of audiophile cables boast that their products are used in pro studios. Others posting here have suggested that use has more to do with durability than exotic design and performance. This makes no sense to me because I have build bullet proof power cables with hardware store parts at low cost that could be dragged through hell and work for years, but did not come close to more exotic design in terms of audio performance in my systems.
I would assume this forum focused on audiophile home gear might select for recording professionals that are more informed on the audiophile cable “market” and have more developed opinions on this, and so do not represent a general crossection of the pro industry. But had to ask anyway.
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